TRAILER: The Survivalist (2016)

Some smaller movies can often fly under the radar.  So for those unaware of this movie, a debut trailer has appeared for ‘The Survivalist’.  The film follows a man living off the land after the collapse of civilization in Ireland.  It’s contemporary, in a far fetched kind of way (we hope) because, sure as the sun rises, the dollar is going to collapse and take everything else down with it.  It is a mathematical certainty.  The fiat hangover is going to be the mother of all sicknesses.

Check out the outline for ‘The Survivalist’, starring Martin McCann and directed by Stephen Fingleton.

The story of a man in a time of starvation, living off the grid since before the grid went down. Growing food on a small farm hidden deep in a forest, he protects his land from thieves and foragers with man traps and a shotgun. But the long years alone have taken their toll on him, and he is beginning to lose his grip on reality. His isolation is broken by two visitors; Kathryn and her teenage daughter, Milja. They are starving and desperate for food. Initially reluctant to share any, he relents when they offer a night with Milja. The exchange becomes an uneasy ongoing arrangement; as Kathryn schemes to take control of the farm, and the Survivalist finds his feelings growing for her daughter. When the farm comes under attack from outsiders, they find they must work together to survive, developing loyalties which will be tested when food runs short.